What’s the difference between 해 and 살 and 년?? They all mean year(s), right?
Eg. 세 살 or 다섯 해 or 매년
I figure the first is more general, the second is for age and the third is for phrases like the above, ‘every year’. Am I close?
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Sign up to join this communityWhat’s the difference between 해 and 살 and 년?? They all mean year(s), right?
Eg. 세 살 or 다섯 해 or 매년
I figure the first is more general, the second is for age and the third is for phrases like the above, ‘every year’. Am I close?
년 :
1) counting year
2002년 월드컵 Wolrd cup at 2002 year
나는 1997년이 되면 10살이 된다 I will be ten yeas old at 1997
2) 년 = 365 days
몇 년동안 공부했니 ? How many years do you spend for your study ?
해 :
1) during 365 days
올 해안에 돈 벌수 있을까 ? Can I earn money in this year ?
해가 바뀌다. This year is gone.
2) 365 days
몇 년동안 공부했니 ? = 몇 해동안 공부했니 ?
살 : counting age
너는 몇살이니 ? How old are you ?
년
or 해
, you would want to stick to 년
in most cases. Using 해
as a unit word sounds literary and even a bit archaic.
– Константин Ван
Sep 9 '18 at 14:58
해
everywhere. While its use is limited, 년
is almost universal. The two are not interchangeable in nuance and usage. 십 년만 지나도
- 열 해만 지나도
; 공부를 시작한 지 삼 년 정도 됐죠.
- 공부를 시작한 지 세 해 정도 됐죠.
You see what is awkward in these, don't you? I won't say they don't make sense, but they don't sound familiar to me.
– Константин Ван
Sep 9 '18 at 15:19
해
at all if you can manage to catch the subtle nuance differences, but if you can't, the easy way to go is just sticking to the more universal one.
– Константин Ван
Sep 9 '18 at 15:26